She had learned long ago that gentle smiles were vanity only, not blessings or forgiveness… the person best suited to smile a gentle smile was a madman.
Janet Frame - The Adaptable Man
james ensor
It is death that goes down to the center of the earth, the great burial church the earth is, and then to the curved ends of the universe, as light is said to do.
- Harold Brodkey
nikolas manuel
